pandit
/ˈpʌndɪt/
noun
- A Hindu scholar or teacher, especially one learned in Sanskrit, philosophy, or religious law.
- The pandit chanted ancient verses during the wedding ceremony.
- My grandfather was a respected pandit who taught the Vedas to students.
- The village invited a pandit to perform the ritual and bless the new house.
- An expert or learned person in any field, often used as a title of respect.
- The political pandit gave a lecture on the history of democracy in India.
- He is a pandit in classical Indian music and has performed worldwide.
- She is known as a pandit of Ayurvedic medicine and herbal remedies.